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The Guardian • Greg Jericho • May 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Five housing policies that wouldn’t drive up prices in Australia
If reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax are a bridge too far, how about tackling supply?
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Greg Jericho@GrogsGamut
In 1970 Australia's population was half what it is now, but look at the amount of public housing being built then compared to now
theguardian.com/business/grogo…
May 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Katina Curtis • May 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Terrible for democracy’: Political appointments to appeals tribunal skyrocket under Coalition
The rate of political appointments to the tribunal that reviews government decisions is now eight times higher than it was in the Howard era.
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The Sydney Morning Herald • Bianca Hall • May 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Young, smart and unable to pursue a future
Thousands of young people who grew up in Australia are denied places at universities and TAFE because they cannot afford the international student fees imposed on people on temporary visas.
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news.com.au • Samantha Maiden • May 16, 2022 • news.com.au
PM’s super for house plan ‘will bump prices’
Superannuation Minister Jane Hume has conceded that the Prime Minister’s super for houses plan could drive up prices in the short-term.
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Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden
A who’s who of ⁦@ScottMorrisonMP⁩ front bench including Peter Dutton have previously criticised allowing first home buyers to raid super to buy a house as “a bad idea”. news.com.au/national/feder…
May 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Zoe Samios • May 15, 2022 • smh.com.au
‘Extraordinary and unprecedented’: Court order could have chilling effect on journalism
Investigative journalists warn a recent court order could have a chilling long-term effect on Australian media.
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Deborah Snow@DeborahSnow
This is one fight investigative journalism has to win smh.com.au/national/extra…
May 16, 2022
The Guardian • Paul Karp, Josh Butler • May 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Coalition minister concedes plan to allow first homebuyers to access super will push up house prices
Allowing access to up to $50,000 of retirement savings ‘like throwing petrol on a bonfire’, industry super group warns
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The Guardian • Paul Karp • May 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
AAT member says he was benched after too many decisions against government
Michael Manetta says move undermines impartiality and independence of administrative appeals tribunal
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The New York Times • Damien Cave • May 15, 2022 • nytimes.com
How Australia Saved Thousands of Lives While Covid Killed a Million Americans
The United States and Australia share similar demographics, but their pandemic death rates point to very different cultures of trust.
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Damien Cave@damiencave
Comments have been opened on my story exploring the Covid death tolls in Australia and the U.S. Feel free to share your views. A few thoughts on some of the responses and questions I've gotten via email... 1/ nytimes.com/2022/05/15/wor…
May 16, 2022
Primer • Felicity Robinson • May 14, 2022 • primer.com.au
Women's Safety Matters. Here's Where The Major Parties Stand
Millions of Australians have lived through gendered violence. Jess Hill reveals what the major parties have pledged to do about it.
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Jess Hill@jessradio
We've had radio silence on gendered violence during this election campaign, but there's actually a lot at stake right now. Here's what is up for grabs, and what the major parties are promising they'll do.
primer.com.au/womens-safety-…
May 16, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • May 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
From onion eating to the bonk ban: the 15 craziest moments in Aussie politics – sorted
Before Saturday’s election, the team behind the Batshit moments in Australian politics Twitter account rank the most unhinged moments in our political history. I ain’t spending any time on it!
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Batshit moments in Australian Politics@batshit_auspol
To celebrate the final week of the election, we've teamed up with @GuardianAus to bring you some of the best batshit moments in the history of Aussie Politics (if you all could give this story a million reads then maybe be can win a Walkley) theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 16, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald • Sean Kelly • May 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
After labouring the point, Albanese finally gets his story straight
In this age of too many vague political words, can clear and specific beliefs still reach people?
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The Sydney Morning Herald • James Massola • May 16, 2022 • smh.com.au
Albanese reveals two-term strategy if Labor wins
Anthony Albanese says he wants to “change the way that politics operates in this country” and that his party has learned the lessons of the Rudd and Gillard years.
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James Massola@jamesmassola
Exclusive: Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has laid out an ambitious two-term strategy to roll out universal childcare, add super to PPL, expand the scheme and potentially hold a royal commission into the COVID pandemic. @smh #AusPol2022 #ausvotes smh.com.au/politics/feder…
May 16, 2022
Australian Financial Review • Michael Read • May 16, 2022 • afr.com
PM’s super property pitch makes more of a difference in cheaper cities
The proposal will give a modest boost for young singles in the most expensive cities. But couples outside Sydney and Melbourne will derive a greater benefit.
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David Marin-Guzman@dmaguz
To withdraw $50,000, a person would need to have superannuation savings of $125,000, a sum the average Australian does not accrue until they are in their 40s. afr.com/politics/pm-s-…
May 16, 2022
The New York Times • Kieran Pender, Matthew Abbott • May 16, 2022 • nytimes.com
How the Long Recovery From Bush Fires Could Decide Australia’s Election
The fires that tore through the country in late 2019 and early 2020 are history, but halting recovery efforts have kept memories vivid and anger fresh.
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Kieran Pender@KieranPender
My @nytimes debut, with @mattabbottphoto, from Cobargo - on the halting bushfire recovery and the anger that might impact this weekend's federal election nytimes.com/2022/05/16/wor…
May 16, 2022
The Guardian • Guardian staff reporter • May 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Want to make art? You better be rich: how Australian culture locked out the working class
Wages are low, work insecure and funding has been gutted. Amid a cost-of-living crisis and a pandemic, are we about to lose a swathe of artists to obscurity?
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Crikey • Wendy Harmer • May 16, 2022 • crikey.com.au
'The temperature is rising in Mackellar... by late afternoon the cops have been called'
Liberal MP Jason Falinski's camp have alleged two women were harassing a volunteer, whereas a witness says no such conflict occurred.
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ABC Radio National • May 16, 2022 • abc.net.au
Has the Administrative Appeals Tribunal been politicised?
For the past few years, the Coalition has been accused of stacking the Administrative Appeals Tribunal with former MPs and advisers. The Australian Institute has done a deep dive of every single appointment made to the tribunal since 1996, and it's found that political appointments have sky-rocketed.
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The Guardian • Katharine Murphy • May 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Julia Gillard makes rare appearance to back Katy Gallagher as Labor fears David Pocock upset
Labor strategists are concerned that former Wallaby, who is running as an independent in the ACT, could split the progressive vote
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The Australian • Alice workman • May 14, 2022 • theaustralian.com.au
Was PM warned? It’s up for debate
A curious screenshot was sent to Diary at 9.12pm on Wednesday, as the final showdown between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese was starting.
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Josephine Tovey@Jo_Tovey
wild story from @workmanalice
theaustralian.com.au/commentary/was…
May 15, 2022
The Guardian • Christopher Knaus • May 16, 2022 • theguardian.com
Government successfully blocks Bernard Collaery from obtaining documents on legality of spy mission
Judge says legality of intelligence operation irrelevant to charge of disclosure of classified information
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Kieran Pender@KieranHRLC
Whoever wins the election this weekend must drop the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, and the two other whistleblowers currently on trial, Richard Boyle and David McBride. My comments to @knausc following today's Supreme Court decision theguardian.com/australia-news…
May 16, 2022

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